The following articles are the news stories that I found most interesting &/or informative this week...

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And I always thought that the daffodil was a symbol for fighting against cancer...Turns out that it is also the source of galanthamine used as drug to slow down Alzheimer's disease...

The right prescription: a call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia... 
published on June 9th, 2011 

A study suggests that whilst some anti-psychotic prescriptions for people with dementia are appropriate, it is thought that up to two-thirds of such are not. Having seen the effects of anti-psychotics on my own father, I cannot urge strongly enough that people seek alternatives first before they resort to these kinds of medications for their loved ones...

Drugs Being Developed To Tackle CJD Could Also Help Prevent Alzheimer's
published on June 9th, 2011 

I always like to post the news stories that suggest that a new dementia drug might be on its way. My hope is that one day, they'll find the drug that will make this website obsolete...

New Direction In Alzheimer's Research
published on June 7th, 2011 

For a long time my suspicions have been that researchers are looking at the whole tau and protein thing wrong, this article suggests that scientists might be coming to the same conclusion... 

Testosterone Therapy Improves Memory in Postmenopausal Women, Preliminary Study Finds
published on June 7th, 2011 

Both my sister and myself, the daughters of a person who had early onset dementia, were diagnosed with abnormally low testosterone levels for our ages (at age 28 I apparently had the testosterone levels of an 80year old woman!). So I have often wondered if there might be some link to dementia onset and testosterone levels... 

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